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Necrobutcher

Not to be confused with Necro Butcher.

Jørn Stubberud (born 13 April 1968) is a Norwegian musician best known as the bassist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Necrobutcher. He is one of Mayhem's founding members, along with Euronymous and Manheim. He is the band's only remaining original member,[1] as Messiah and Manheim left Mayhem, respectively, in 1986 and 1988, and Euronymous was murdered in 1993. He has also played in other bands, including L.E.G.O., Kvikksølvguttene, Bloodthorn (guest artist),[2] and Checker Patrol.

Necrobutcher
Necrobutcher in 2024
Necrobutcher in 2024
Background information
Birth nameJørn Stubberud
Born (1968-04-13) 13 April 1968 (age 56)
Norway
GenresBlack metal, death metal, thrash metal
OccupationBassist
Years active1984–present
Member ofMayhem

Mayhem

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Necrobutcher was in the band since 1984, but left in 1991 because of personal concerns following the suicide of former vocalist Dead as well as internal conflicts and disagreement with bandmate Euronymous. He was replaced as a session bassist by Varg Vikernes, who murdered Euronymous in 1993. In 1995, Necrobutcher reformed the band, along with Hellhammer, Maniac and Blasphemer. He still plays in Mayhem.

In 2018, he released his retrospective book about the early stages of the band, The Death Archives: Mayhem 1984–94,[3] published by Thurston Moore's publishing house Ecstatic Peace Library.[4]

During promotional interviews for the 2018's Daemon, Necrobutcher claimed he was "On [his] way to kill Euronymous but Varg beat [him] to it", and also claimed that the Norwegian Police were aware of Vikernes' plot to kill Euronymous, stating: "But little did I know that the Norwegian police already knew that Count Grishnackh [Varg] was going down also to kill him. Because they bugged his phone, and he actually talked about this killing before he went to Bergen so the cops already knew that he was coming, so they probably were thinking to themselves, ‘We didn’t nail this guy for the church burnings, so let’s nail him for murder, and get rid of this f–king guy in Oslo the same time.’ So that’s basically what happened."[5]

Personal life

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Stubberud signing autographs in 2022

Necrobutcher is an atheist.[6] He has a daughter and a grandson.[7]

Discography

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Albums

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EPs

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Live albums

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  • Live in Leipzig (1993)
  • The Dawn of the Black Hearts (1995)
  • Mediolanum Capta Est (1999)
  • Live in Marseille (2001)
  • Live in Zeitz (2016)
  • De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Alive (2016)
  • Live in Jessheim (2017)
  • Live in Sarpsborg (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Mayhem". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Overview: Under the Reign of Terror". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  3. ^ Ainscoe, Mike (27 October 2018). "The Death Archives, Mayhem 1984-94 - Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberud – Book Review".
  4. ^ Kelly, Kim (1 June 2016). "Thurston Moore Is Putting Out Necrobutcher's Black Metal Book, 'The Death Archives'".
  5. ^ "Mayhem's Necrobutcher: "I was on my way to kill Euronymous myself" | NME". NME. 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Interview: Necrobutcher (Mayhem)". 16 July 2015.
  7. ^ Los Bambinos del Satan - On the road with Mayhem'. NRK. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ Mayhem. In: Slayer, no. 14, summer 2000, p. 77.
  9. ^ "Interview with Varg Vikernes". www.burzum.org.

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